Cost of living comparison
Albania is 38.4% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Albania instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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